NHL Recaps: Thursday, Apr 27, 2023

3 games: what happened that matters for your fantasy team, built from the play-by-play and shift charts.

Game recaps

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Tampa Bay Lightning

Toronto Maple Leafs

Tampa Bay Lightning beat Toronto Maple Leafs 4–2

Tampa Bay Lightning beat Toronto Maple Leafs 4–2 at TOR. Anthony Cirelli (TBL) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Ilya Samsonov (TOR) faced 37 shots and stopped 34 (.919), +9 against a season average of 28.3; the loss.

•Anthony Cirelli had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 16:28.
•Michael Eyssimont had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 12:20.
•John Tavares had 2 assists (2 points) on 5 shots in 19:19.

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New Jersey Devils rout New York Rangers 4–0

New Jersey Devils beat New York Rangers 4–0 at home. Erik Haula (NJD) led the scoring with 2G 1A. Igor Shesterkin (NYR) faced 42 shots and stopped 39 (.929), +13 against a season average of 29.0; the loss.

•Erik Haula had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 5 shots in 18:32.
•Dawson Mercer had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 15:06.
•Igor Shesterkin (NYR) faced 42 shots and stopped 39 (.929), +13 against a season average of 29.0; the loss.

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Vegas Golden Knights beat Winnipeg Jets 4–1

Vegas Golden Knights beat Winnipeg Jets 4–1 at home. Mark Stone (VGK) led the scoring with 1G 2A. VGK's first power-play unit (Pietrangelo, Smith, Stone, Stephenson and Eichel) scored 1 power-play goal on 2 attempts in 1:21 together.

•Mark Stone had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 18:19.
•Chandler Stephenson had two goals (2 points) on 2 shots in 16:17.
•VGK's first power-play unit (Pietrangelo, Smith, Stone, Stephenson and Eichel) scored 1 power-play goal on 2 attempts in 1:21 together.

Full report: shot map, shifts, lines, box score →

Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Erik Haula NJD	vs NYR	2	1	3	5	0	2	18:32	—
Mark Stone VGK	vs WPG	1	2	3	1	0	1	18:19	—
Chandler Stephenson VGK	vs WPG	2	0	2	2	0	1	16:17	—
Anthony Cirelli TBL	at TOR	1	1	2	4	2	0	16:28	—
Michael Eyssimont TBL	at TOR	1	1	2	2	1	0	12:20	—
Dawson Mercer NJD	vs NYR	1	1	2	2	0	0	15:06	—
John Tavares TOR	vs TBL	0	2	2	5	1	0	19:19	—
Victor Hedman TBL	at TOR	0	1	1	2	3	5	25:36	—
Jacob Trouba NYR	at NJD	0	0	0	1	6	2	22:32	—
Noel Acciari TOR	vs TBL	0	0	0	0	9	2	13:40	—

Line changes

New look for NJD: Lazar–Bastian–McLeod skated 4:08 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (44.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for NJD: Meier–Boqvist–Mercer skated 6:41 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (63.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for VGK: Smith–Karlsson–Amadio skated 9:33 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (53.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for WPG: Maenalanen–Stenlund–Kuhlman skated 5:18 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (33.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Igor Shesterkin NYR	at NJD	L	42	3	.929
Ilya Samsonov TOR	vs TBL	L	37	3	.919
Andrei Vasilevskiy TBL	at TOR	W	30	2	.933
Laurent Brossoit VGK	vs WPG	W	30	1	.967
Connor Hellebuyck WPG	at VGK	L	25	4	.840
Akira Schmid NJD	vs NYR	W	23	0	.1000

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